best stocks since from 1980 to dec 1999

Aegon NV ADR (AEG) had the highest return between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1999 by a US stock, returning 726,959.1%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
726,959.09%
Argan (AGX)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
527,913.33%
US Bancorp (USB)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
512,029.41%
Nike (NKE)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
208,359.09%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
162,971.43%
Gap (GAP)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
142,613.11%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
69,185.07%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
65,814.15%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
59,825.91%
Altria (MO)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
58,660%
Oracle (ORCL)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
42,831.05%
Viavi Solutions (VIAV)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
31,185.07%
Home Depot (HD)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
24,358.97%
Paychex (PAYX)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
21,391.13%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
19,402.89%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
19,244.83%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
17,726.29%
Amgen (AMGN)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
17,373.6%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
17,236.04%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
16,851.68%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
16,451.97%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
16,047.26%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
15,792.68%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
15,198.43%
Aflac (AFL)
1/1/1980 - 12/31/1999
13,432.77%